COVID-19 Update: January 26, 2021
To our diocesan family – I come before you to provide an update on the diocesan policies regarding in person worship. Last week, the Shelby County Health Department issued a […]
COVID-19 Update: December 21, 2020
To our diocesan family, I come before you today after reviewing the most recent directives from Governor Lee and the Shelby County Health Department as well as guidance from advisors. […]
Diocesan Carol Sing 2020
COVID-19 Update: Nov. 11, 2020
Resumption of Activities Announcement from Bishop Phoebe To the Diocesan Family, Last month, we updated the diocesan guidelines regarding in-person worship and the resumption of Eucharist in one kind (bread […]
COVID-19 Update: October 14, 2020
GUIDANCE FOR WORSHIPPERS:• The evening before the in-person worship service or church activity, each member of the household planning to attend should check their temperature (should be less than 100° […]
Creativity in Faith: West Tennessee ministries partner to nourish neighbors’ bodies, spirits during the pandemic
Life has changed for everyone dramatically since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down restaurants, businesses, and schools across the country in March. However, when uncertainty was still plaguing everyone, parishioners at […]
COVID-19 Update: August 5, 2020
To our Diocesan Family, Coronavirus continues to negatively impact our community. I was hopeful that the summer heat and humidity would slow the spread of COVID-19 but unfortunately that has […]
Faith Community Guidelines for Resumption of In-Person Worship
Brothers and sisters, We contemplate the return of in-person worship being mindful of the health and safety of others. I ask that our decisions be based upon the recommendations of […]
COVID-19 Update from Bishop Phoebe
To our Diocesan Family, Coronavirus continues to negatively impact our community. I was hopeful that the summer heat and humidity would slow the spread of COVID-19 but unfortunately that has […]
Three Churches in Rural Tennessee Become One in Quarantine
Back in March, when Ravenscroft Chapel in Brighton, St. Anne’s in Millington and St. Mathew’s in Covington learned they couldn’t host in-person services any longer due to the COVID-19 pandemic, […]